# Danton — The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel character guide

> Danton in The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Even Danton

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-everlasting-stars-look-down-like-glistening-eyes-bright-with-immortal-pity-over-the-lot-of-man

## Who they are

A powerful revolutionary leader, mentioned as a rival to Robespierre.

## In the story

### [I: “The Everlasting Stars Look Down, Like Glistening Eyes Bright with Immortal Pity, Over the Lot of Man.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i-the-everlasting-stars-look-down-like-glistening-eyes-bright-with-immortal-pity-over-the-lot-of-man)

Mentioned as the fallen giant of the Revolution, whose execution by Robespierre left his followers cowed and leaderless.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned among those who perished, a victim of the Revolution's internal violence.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as the fallen hero and idol of the mob, whose execution by Robespierre left his followers cowed and leaderless.

## Links

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